John McCain, today on MSNBC: “Frankly, I don’t understand why the president wants to take these kind of cheap shots – bayonets and horses, what’s that all about? You know, when I debated then-Senator Obama I didn’t criticize or belittle his lack of experience on national security issues. And he seemed to take these kind of cheap shots. … I kind of resent it.”
John McCain, during the first presidential debate, on Sept. 26, 2008, at Ole Miss: “I’ve been involved, as I mentioned to you before, in virtually every major national security challenge we’ve faced in the last 20-some years. There are some advantages to experience, and knowledge, and judgment. And I — and I honestly don’t believe that Senator Obama has the knowledge or experience and has made the wrong judgments in a number of areas …”
Today’s Kos/SEIU/PPP weekly poll shows a dead even race, from a four point Romney lead one week ago.
Our live chat with Democratic pollster Celinda Lake at TPMPrime starts at noon eastern. You can submit your questions now.
It’s nice to see that my friend Jon Chait gets what’s actually going on right now in the campaign. The Romney camp is trying to pull a classic confidence move to convince gullible reporters that their campaign is on the move and they’re confident of victory — despite the fact that the evidence suggests the race has stabilized or is even, ever so slightly, trending back to President Obama. Read More
Kyle Leighton takes a look at the foreign policy polling after the final debate:
Romney top advisor says having the UN arrest Ahmadinejad could solve the Iran crisis.
“I think it would remove probably one of the most anti-Jewish, anti-Israel, pro-genocide members of that regime in Tehran. I’m hoping that he would be indicted and that action would unfold following that indictment. Absolutely.”
With two weeks until Election Day, we’re debuting “Polltracker’s Top Races” — a quick and easy way for you to catch up on the latest state of play in the most important races around the country. Bookmark it and check back each day for an updated look at the Polltracker charts.
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We don’t know yet what’s going to happen in Ohio, but if Barack Obama pulls it out (most polls now show a razor-thin but abiding margin) it will almost certainly be because of the auto bailout. The hard choice President Obama made and the political expedient option chosen by Mitt Romney.
As so often happens in a presidential race, the issue has been beaten down into contending catchphrases. But the real decision, the real difference is about as clear today as it was almost four years ago. Read More
A big day on the trail, as President Obama announces his new plan…